2023年广东省深圳市中考 – 阅读理解A

At 9 o'clock on December 10th,2021, with the sound of a whistle, train G2197 slowly ran out of Ganzhou West Station and headed south to Shenzhen North Station. This marked the opening of the Ganzhou-Shenzhen high-speed railway, which includes 14 stations, with a total length of 436 kilometers. The total travel time between the two cities has been cut from 6 hours to 2 hours.
2021年12月10日9时，伴随着汽笛声，G2197列车缓缓驶出赣州西站，向南驶向深圳北站。这标志着赣深高速铁路开通，包括14个车站，全长436公里。这两个城市之间的总旅行时间已从6小时缩短到2小时。

The building of the Ganshen high-speed railway was filled with challenges. As the railway travels through the mountainous areas of southern Jiangxi and northern Guangdong, workers had to be careful with many cultural landscapes and protection areas. When it was completed, 323 bridges and 157 tunnels were built, taking up 90% of the total length.
赣深高速铁路的建设充满了挑战。由于铁路穿越赣南和粤北的山区，工人们不得不小心许多文化景观和保护区。建成后，修建了323座桥梁和157条隧道，占总长度的90%。

By taking the new route, it is convenient for passengers to visit the beautiful places along the line. For example, you can walk into the Shenzhen Museum to review the city's development, go to Heyuan to experience the amazing Wanlv Lake, or explore the ancient Tongtian Rock Caves in Ganzhou.
乘坐这条新路线，乘客可以方便地参观沿线的美丽景点。例如，你可以走进深圳博物馆回顾城市的发展，去河源体验令人惊叹的万绿湖，或者探索赣州古老的通天石窟。

Ganzhou is known as the “Orange Capital of the World” .With the high-speed railway's operation, more travellers from Guangdong have arrived and Ganzhou oranges are getting more popular.
赣州被誉为“世界橙乡”。随着高铁的开通，越来越多的广东游客抵达，赣州橙子越来越受欢迎。

“It used to take me six hours to drive home on Fridays, but now I can get home in time to pick up my child from school. What's more, I can even drop him off at school on Monday mornings before I go to work,”said Chen Yu, a Ganzhou local who works in Shenzhen.
在深圳工作的赣州人陈宇说：“以前我周五开车回家要花六个小时，但现在我可以及时回家接孩子放学。更重要的是，我甚至可以在周一早上上班前把他送到学校”。

Chen's life is a typical one that has changed with the railway. More and more wonderful changes along the high-speed railway are taking place.
陈的生活是一个典型的随着铁路而改变的生活。高速铁路沿线正在发生越来越多的奇妙变化。